Retired United States Ambassador Geeta Pasi, the inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University, participated in an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the importance of language study and the resulting career benefits hosted by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, on March 27.
Other participants included Dr. John Baldwin (School of Communication), Dr. Jan-Ulrik Dahl (School of Biological Sciences), and Dr. K Aaron Smith (Department of English and LAN Latin Professor). The speakers shared personal experiences related to language learning and answered student questions about the value of language study. The panel was moderated by Dr. Elke Segelcke (Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures).
